Obverse: Features a left facing handsome portrait of John F. Kennedy. Inscriptions - “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and year of mintage (1964). A design by Gilroy Roberts.

Reverse: An adaptation of the Presidential Seal showing an eagle with its wings widespread upholding a striped shield as well as an olive branch and bundle of arrows in its talons. Inscriptions - “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “HALF DOLLAR,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” Design by Frank Gasparro